28 March 2025 - Port Stephens
Schedule
Thursday 27 March
Welcome drinks (optional)
5:00pm - 8:00pm
The Kitchen & Patio, upstairs at the
Shoal Bay Country Club
Dress code: Casual
Food and drink available from the venue
Kids welcome
Friday 28 March
Ceremony
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Port Stephens Native Flora Gardens
Fly Point Nature Reserve
Dress code: Cocktail
Kids welcome
Reception
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Little Beach Boathouse
Dress code: Cocktail
Fully catered, cocktail style event
Adults only due to capacity restrictions (babes in arms ok)
The reception is a short, 4-minute walk from the ceremony along the footpath by the coast. The venue is on the lower deck level of Little Beach Boathouse. Walk through the carpark, past the back of the boathouse and enter from the corner of the deck. You do not need to take any stairs.
Saturday 29 March
We’ll be at Dutchies
Dutchman’s Beach
Approx 10:00am - 2:00pm
BYO food and drinks
Provided: bocce, finska, eskis, ice, own shade/seating (we’ll stake out a spot under the trees)
Kids welcome
RSVP
Please fill out for each invited adult guest.
Getting there
Port Stephens is approximately 2.5 hours drive from Sydney and 45 mins drive North from Newcastle.
Newcastle/Port Stephens Airport (NTL) is 35 minutes drive from the venue.
Public transport is available via a train to Newcastle and then a bus (approx 1 hr) to Port Stephens.
DIRECTIONS
On the Way
Pittwater
Newcastle
Hunter Valley wine region
Wolganella Estate Winery and Cellar Door
Murray’s Brewery
Things to do in Port Stephens
The Little Nel (good breakfast cafe) link
Nelson Bay Light House and Inner Light Tearooms
(cafe with great views) link
Mount Tomaree walk (~2 hrs) link
Broughton Island (day trip by boat) link
Dolphin cruise link
Diving and snorkeling link
Sandboarding link
See more via Port Stephens Council, VisitNSW and TripAdvisor